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Ubisoft Launches Tencent-Backed Subsidiary, Vantage Studios, to Run Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six
Ubisoft has launched its Tencent-backed subsidiary, Vantage Studios, which will handle the company's three biggest franchises. Vantage will be responsible for development and expansion of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six.
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Tencent Says Sony 'Monopolising' Genre Conventions, Seeks Dismissal of Light of Motiram Lawsuit
Tencent has finally responded to Sony's copyright infringement lawsuit against its upcoming survival game, Light of Motiram. The Chinese conglomerate said Sony was attempting to "monopolise" popular genre conventions seen in other games with its lawsuit and sought the dismissal of the case on legal grounds.
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Sony Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement, Says Its Game Is 'Slavish Clone' of Horizon Franchise
Sony has sued Tencent over alleged copyright infringement, accusing the company's game of copying elements of its Horizon franchise. Tencent's Light of Motiram was announced last year and looked eerily similar to Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years
Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.
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Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent
Ubisoft is forming a new dedicated subsidiary for its core IPs of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six in an effort to transform its operations, the company announced Thursday. The new entity will be backed by a €1.16 billion investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent, which will hold a minority stake in the subsidiary.
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Ubisoft Faces Make-or-Break Moment with 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'
Ubisoft is banking on the success of Assassin's Creed Shadows to fight its way out of financial troubles. The company's founding Guillemot family has also been exploring talks with Tencent and other investors on a buyout deal that would let them preserve control.
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Tencent Raises Stake in FromSoftware Parent Kadokawa to 7.97 Percent: Report
Tencent Holdings has reportedly increased its stake in FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa. The Chinese firm is said to have acquired additional 1.11 percent shares of Kadokawa on Monday, raising its ownership in the company from 6.86 percent to 7.97 percent.
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Tencent Announces Light of Motiram, an Open-World Title That Looks Eerily Similar to Sony's Horizon Series
A Tencent has announced a new open-world action-adventure title that seemingly blends Guerrilla Games’ Horizon series on PlayStation with Pocketpair’s controversial crafting game Palworld. Light of Motiram, developed by Tencent subsidiary Polaris Quest, looks eerily similar to Horizon games, down to tameable mechanical animals — called “Mec...
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Final Fantasy XIV Announced for Mobile, With PUBG Mobile Developer at Helm
Final Fantasy XIV, the long-running popular MMOROG from Square Enix, is coming to mobile platforms, the publisher announced Wednesday. The mobile version of the game is being developed by Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios, that previously worked on PUBG Mobile.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Age of Empires Mobile to Hit Google Play Store, App Store on October 17
Age of Empires will soon be available on smartphones. The Mobile version of the historical real-time strategy game will launch globally later this year. The developers have announced the release date of the mobile version. It will be accessible to both Android and iOS users with pre-registration for the game is now live.
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League of Legends, Valorant Developer Riot Games to Lay Off About 11 Percent of Staff
Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.
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Arcane Season 2 Will Reportedly Debut in Winter 2024
Arcane season 2 is reportedly eyeing a release in late 2024. As per Twitter user LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during Tencent’s Video V Vision Conference late last week, with a Q4 2024 date marking a release sometime between October to December next year. Riot Games previously confirmed that it’s not trying to rush out a second season ...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
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Ubisoft Launches Tencent-Backed Subsidiary, Vantage Studios, to Run Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six
Ubisoft has launched its Tencent-backed subsidiary, Vantage Studios, which will handle the company's three biggest franchises. Vantage will be responsible for development and expansion of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six.
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Tencent Says Sony 'Monopolising' Genre Conventions, Seeks Dismissal of Light of Motiram Lawsuit
Tencent has finally responded to Sony's copyright infringement lawsuit against its upcoming survival game, Light of Motiram. The Chinese conglomerate said Sony was attempting to "monopolise" popular genre conventions seen in other games with its lawsuit and sought the dismissal of the case on legal grounds.
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Sony Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement, Says Its Game Is 'Slavish Clone' of Horizon Franchise
Sony has sued Tencent over alleged copyright infringement, accusing the company's game of copying elements of its Horizon franchise. Tencent's Light of Motiram was announced last year and looked eerily similar to Horizon Zero Dawn.
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Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years
Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.
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Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent
Ubisoft is forming a new dedicated subsidiary for its core IPs of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six in an effort to transform its operations, the company announced Thursday. The new entity will be backed by a €1.16 billion investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent, which will hold a minority stake in the subsidiary.
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Ubisoft Faces Make-or-Break Moment with 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'
Ubisoft is banking on the success of Assassin's Creed Shadows to fight its way out of financial troubles. The company's founding Guillemot family has also been exploring talks with Tencent and other investors on a buyout deal that would let them preserve control.
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Tencent Raises Stake in FromSoftware Parent Kadokawa to 7.97 Percent: Report
Tencent Holdings has reportedly increased its stake in FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa. The Chinese firm is said to have acquired additional 1.11 percent shares of Kadokawa on Monday, raising its ownership in the company from 6.86 percent to 7.97 percent.
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Tencent Announces Light of Motiram, an Open-World Title That Looks Eerily Similar to Sony's Horizon Series
A Tencent has announced a new open-world action-adventure title that seemingly blends Guerrilla Games’ Horizon series on PlayStation with Pocketpair’s controversial crafting game Palworld. Light of Motiram, developed by Tencent subsidiary Polaris Quest, looks eerily similar to Horizon games, down to tameable mechanical animals — called “Mec...
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Final Fantasy XIV Announced for Mobile, With PUBG Mobile Developer at Helm
Final Fantasy XIV, the long-running popular MMOROG from Square Enix, is coming to mobile platforms, the publisher announced Wednesday. The mobile version of the game is being developed by Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios, that previously worked on PUBG Mobile.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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Epic Games Accuses Samsung, Google of Scheme to Block App Rivals
Epic said it would file a lawsuit in US federal court in California alleging that a Samsung mobile security feature called Auto Blocker was intended to deter users from downloading apps from sources other than the Play store or Samsung's Galaxy store, which the Korean company chose to put on the back burner.
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Age of Empires Mobile to Hit Google Play Store, App Store on October 17
Age of Empires will soon be available on smartphones. The Mobile version of the historical real-time strategy game will launch globally later this year. The developers have announced the release date of the mobile version. It will be accessible to both Android and iOS users with pre-registration for the game is now live.
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League of Legends, Valorant Developer Riot Games to Lay Off About 11 Percent of Staff
Tencent Holdings' Riot Games plans to lay off 530 employees, or about 11 percent of its staff globally, the online gaming company said on Monday in a blog that included a letter to employees from CEO Dylan Jadeja.
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Arcane Season 2 Will Reportedly Debut in Winter 2024
Arcane season 2 is reportedly eyeing a release in late 2024. As per Twitter user LeagueOfLeaks, the window was revealed during Tencent’s Video V Vision Conference late last week, with a Q4 2024 date marking a release sometime between October to December next year. Riot Games previously confirmed that it’s not trying to rush out a second season ...
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Tencent Begins Testing of Self-Developed AI Model; Integrates With Internal Services, Products
China's Tencent Holdings said on Thursday that it has started internal testing of its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) model, which is now being integrated with a number of internal services and products. In a statement sent to Reuters on Thursday, Tencent said its foundation AI model named "Hunyuan" has been integrated with a range of ...
